Nashville SC prepares for MLS with support from The Sports Office

Nashville SC & The Soccer Squad

The Sports Office is working with United Soccer League club, Nashville SC. Carl flew stateside to implement ‘The Soccer Squad’ performance management system within their organisation.

Senior Client Manager Carl Pomfret visited the club which is preparing for entry to North America’s MLS in 2020. He delivered a full system implementation and met with all departments, including Senior Management.

Prior to the visit, key Nashville staff members received a tutorial relating to their specific use of the system. The staff also got to receive additional in-depth guidance during a series of face-to-face meetings.

System Implementation:

Carl Pomfret met with senior club personnel including General Manager, Mike Jacobs, Assistant General Manager, Ally McKay and Head of Recruitment, Chance Myers.

They were provided with a full overview of the system and their desired objectives were agreed. These will be used to provide ongoing support by a designated The Sports Office Client Manager, who will work regularly with the club.

The Soccer Squad system was also introduced to team operations and admin staff. They were shown areas including how to set-up staff and player user details, event management and document storage.

Head Athletic Trainer, Sydney Wolfe was supported to input player injuries on the system before the visit. Carl Pomfret gave her an in-depth demonstration, including a full overview of the new medical dashboard.

The system’s extensive functionality for Sports Science and GPS monitoring was shown to Nashville’s Strength and Conditioning coach Stacy Daniels. Along with demonstrations of the system’s API. This allows clubs to sync data from other devices and systems directly to The Soccer Squad. Demonstrations on both the system set-up for gym sessions and wellness monitoring were complete. Both Stacy Daniels and Sydney Wolfe will now begin collecting daily wellness data.

Carl Pomfret also worked with every Nashville staff member, in all departments. He was there to answer any questions and ensure they were ready to use the system. His time in Nashville concluded with a visit to the club’s new training facilities and the new Nissan Stadium, which is set to open soon.

For more information on how we can assist your club, contact The Sports Office now.

19th March 2019 /

The Sports Office Partner with Irish Rugby Football Union IRFU

IRFU take on The Rugby Squad:

The Sports Office is delighted to have reached an agreement with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) to supply a Performance Management system for use by all of Irish rugby’s high-performance representative teams.

All four Provinces and National teams will benefit from ‘The Rugby Squad’, The Sports Office’s bespoke system for elite rugby organisations. Both men’s and women’s senior teams, plus all age group squads will be managed together in one centralised hub.

The full ‘Rugby Squad’ system includes modules to support coaching, sports science, medicine, finance, admin and scouting. IRFU video and performance analysis staff will also be able to combine their work with other departments to maximise the potential of all players within Irish rugby’s elite player pathway.

The Rugby Squad allows effective monitoring and management of every player’s training load plus their coaching minutes and wellbeing. It also enables the creation of Individual Development plans for each player and the ongoing monitoring of these. This will enhance player tracking and development of all IRFU teams.

The newly released Sports Office App will assist all users, including staff and players in managing their own schedules, development and wellbeing. Communication between provincial and national staff and athletes are enhanced with instant messaging functionality and documents.

The IRFU will also use ‘The Rugby Squad’ to support talent identification and to also plan for the future with the system’s detailed view of available playing resources.

The Sports Office Senior Client Support Manager Stuart Jones commented: “The IRFU recognise that player development throughout the academy to on the pitch performance is the most important thing. They have chosen our system to provide the framework to support every department in reaching their full potential.

“We are delighted to be working with them and we look forward to supporting the implementation of Rugby Squad within their teams and playing structures.”

Jones added: “Irish teams are recognised as being among the best in world rugby and we believe our system can enhance their efforts to continuously improve and optimise all aspects of performance and preparation.”

IRFU 2019 Guiness Six Nationd championship

2019 Guinness Six Nations Championship Round 3, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy 24/2/2019
Italy vs Ireland
The Ireland team stand for the National Anthem
Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

David Nucifora, IRFU Performance Director, commented, “Irish rugby have for years now placed their player management program at the forefront of their strategy for both developing and supporting our professional players. In continually looking at ways to improve our player management and player development strategies we have made a decision to align ourselves in a partnership with ‘The Sports Office’. As we strive to be world-leading in the area of Athlete Management and development we believe that our partnership with The Sports Office will enable us to achieve this ambition.”

Many elite rugby organisations throughout the world are among The Sports Office’s varied client base. These include governing bodies such as Argentina Rugby Union, teams in the SANZAR Super Rugby competition and the Australian NRL.

The Rugby Squad users also include clubs in the UK’s Rugby League Super League and teams in Major League Rugby.

The full system implementation of ‘The Rugby Squad’ will begin in March 2019.

11th March 2019 /

The Sports Office App, linking the club, staff and player.

The Sports Office App – A Bridge Between Club and User:

The Sports Office App is LIVE in both the Google Play and App Store, ready for your club to download as an extension to The Sports Office systems. The App’s design is curated with both staff and players in mind to aid communication across the organisation.

Staff can easily contact players or parents on any matter through the instant messaging functionality. Along with uploading club documents for aided information management.

Users can also view daily or weekly schedules, with extended activities for the enhanced organisation of the club, staff and athletes.

For more information on how The Sports Office App can help your organisation, contact The Sports Office now.

29th January 2019 /